Nonstop flight route between Gander, Newfoundland, Canada and Port McNeill, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gander International Airport (YQX), Gander, Newfoundland, Canada and Port McNeill Airport (YMP), Port McNeill, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,103 miles (or 4,994 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Gander International Airport and Port McNeill Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Gander International Airport and Port McNeill Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQX / CYQX |
Airport Name: | Gander International Airport |
Location: | Gander, Newfoundland, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°56'12"N by 54°34'5"W |
Area Served: | Gander, Newfoundland |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 496 feet (151 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YQX |
More Information: | YQX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YMP / |
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Location: | Port McNeill, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°34'32"N by 127°1'42"W |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Port McNeill |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 225 feet (69 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YMP |
More Information: | YMP Maps & Info |
Facts about Gander International Airport (YQX):
- The airport's runway 03/21 was also designated as an emergency landing runway for the Space Shuttle.
- The closest airport to Gander International Airport (YQX) is St. John's International Airport (YYT), which is located 124 miles (199 kilometers) SE of YQX.
- Gander International Airport (YQX) has 2 runways.
- In March 2010, Sun Country Airlines announced that it would use Gander as a refueling stop for its new summer 2010 service between Minneapolis and London Stansted Airport and for its summer 2011 service between Minneapolis and London Gatwick Airport.
- In 1940, the operation of the Newfoundland Airport was assigned by the Dominion of Newfoundland to the Royal Canadian Air Force and it was renamed RCAF Station Gander in 1941.
- With the advent of jets with longer range in the 1960s most flights no longer needed to refuel.
- Gander International Airport is located in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and is operated by the Gander International Airport Authority.
- Because of Gander International Airport's relatively low elevation of 496 feet, planes can take off or land at Gander International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Gander International Airport (YQX) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,395 miles (18,338 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Port McNeill Airport (YMP):
- The furthest airport from Port McNeill Airport (YMP) is East London Airport (ELS), which is located 10,679 miles (17,186 kilometers) away in East London, South Africa.
- Because of Port McNeill Airport's relatively low elevation of 225 feet, planes can take off or land at Port McNeill Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- In addition to being known as "Port McNeill Airport", another name for YMP is "CAT5".
- The closest airport to Port McNeill Airport (YMP) is Alert Bay Airport (YAL), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) E of YMP.
- Port McNeill Airport (YMP) has 2 runways.